If you have a serious medical problem, which doctor do you want treating you?
An older, more experienced physician?
Or a younger one with less experience?
Most of us would probably say the older doctor. Harvard researchers recently conducted a massive study to find out if older or younger physicians get better results.
Scientists at Harvard’s T. H. Chan School of Public Health followed 736,537 Medicare patients.… Read More
A major scientific review finds that one food is a powerful natural weight loss aid.
Chinese researchers took an in-depth look on studies of ginger and its effect on body weight and overall health. They found that eating even just a small amount speeds your metabolism, helping you burn fat. At the same time, it fights hunger by making you feel fuller.… Read More
Which public places are riskiest during the pandemic?
That’s the question researchers at Stanford University set out to answer with a new computer model.[1]
They analyzed cellphone data from 98 million Americans living in 10 major cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.
The data showed where people went in the course of a day, how much time they spent there, and how crowded the places were.… Read More
Making sure you have sufficient vitamin D is one of the most important things you can do to improve your health. Studies show that vitamin D can boost immunity and may even help protect against coronavirus. And that’s just the beginning.
It has also been shown to prevent heart disease, depression, obesity, and osteoporosis.
But a study found that to use vitamin D efficiently, you need one crucial mineral.… Read More
When your doctor delivers the terrible news that you have cancer, the last thing you want to worry about is whether his treatment recommendation is motivated by profit.
But a study found that men with prostate cancer have good reason for concern.
The standard prostate cancer treatments are surgery, radiation, and watchful waiting, also called active surveillance.
Watchful waiting means having regular checkups to make sure the tumor isn’t spreading.… Read More
It doesn’t get nearly the publicity of other deadly health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. But it may be even worse.
That’s because metabolic syndrome is the root cause of many of the most lethal illnesses. And more than a third of Americans have it.
Metabolic syndrome increases your risk of heart disease fourfold. And it makes you 30 times more likely to develop diabetes.… Read More